Marguerite

„Cover your ears and open your hearts: In French director Xavier Giannoli’s pitch-perfect comedy of manners, Marguerite, a shameless chanteuse with a surplus of money and a shortage of talent buys her way into the spotlight, exposing the hypocrisy of her unctuous social circle in the process. Inspired by screechy American soprano Florence Foster Jenkins — the selfsame warbler soon to be embodied by Meryl Streep in a forthcoming Stephen Frears biopic — this splendid satire benefits not only from being the first to reach the screen, but also from The Singer director Giannoli’s gift for striking just the right tone with such tricky material.” (Variety)